diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 627af2c0f..67a0ac654 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -3924,6 +3924,16 @@ int64_t          dc_lot_get_timestamp     (const dc_lot_t* lot);
  */
 #define DC_EVENT_IMAP_MESSAGE_MOVED   105
 
+/**
+ * Emitted when a new blob file was successfully written 
+ *
+ * @param data1 0
+ * @param data2 (const char*) path name 
+ *     Must not be free()'d or modified and is valid only until the callback returns.
+ * @return 0
+ */
+#define DC_EVENT_NEW_BLOB_FILE 150
+
 /**
  * The library-user should write a warning string to the log.
  * Passed to the callback given to dc_context_new().
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 265f634c6..fdce0e5ca 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ impl ContextWrapper {
                     | Event::SmtpMessageSent(msg)
                     | Event::ImapMessageDeleted(msg)
                     | Event::ImapMessageMoved(msg)
+                    | Event::NewBlobFile(msg)
                     | Event::Warning(msg)
                     | Event::Error(msg)
                     | Event::ErrorNetwork(msg)
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/const.py b/python/src/deltachat/const.py
index 09821bda8..64587ce68 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/const.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/const.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ DC_EVENT_IMAP_CONNECTED = 102
 DC_EVENT_SMTP_MESSAGE_SENT = 103
 DC_EVENT_IMAP_MESSAGE_DELETED = 104
 DC_EVENT_IMAP_MESSAGE_MOVED = 105
+DC_EVENT_NEW_BLOB_FILE = 150
 DC_EVENT_WARNING = 300
 DC_EVENT_ERROR = 400
 DC_EVENT_ERROR_NETWORK = 401
diff --git a/python/tests/test_account.py b/python/tests/test_account.py
index af9750c3e..2a0d29fd4 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_account.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_account.py
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ class TestOfflineChat:
             chat1.send_image(path="notexists")
         fn = data.get_path("d.png")
         lp.sec("sending image")
+        chat1.account._evlogger.consume_events()
         msg = chat1.send_image(fn)
+        chat1.account._evlogger.get_matching("DC_EVENT_NEW_BLOB_FILE")
         assert msg.is_image()
         assert msg
         assert msg.id > 0
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index d4e8e559f..2b70a39ca 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ impl Context {
                 .open(&path)
             {
                 file.write_all(data)?;
-                return Ok(format!("$BLOBDIR/{}", candidate_basename));
+                let db_entry = format!("$BLOBDIR/{}", candidate_basename);
+                self.call_cb(Event::NewBlobFile(db_entry.clone()));
+                return Ok(db_entry);
             }
         }
         bail!("out of luck to create new blob file");
diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/events.rs
index 8ef45aba9..6e792d18a 100644
--- a/src/events.rs
+++ b/src/events.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ pub enum Event {
     #[strum(props(id = "105"))]
     ImapMessageMoved(String),
 
+    /// Emitted when an new file in the $BLOBDIR was created
+    ///
+    /// @return 0
+    #[strum(props(id = "150"))]
+    NewBlobFile(String),
+
     /// The library-user should write a warning string to the log.
     /// Passed to the callback given to dc_context_new().
     ///
diff --git a/src/job.rs b/src/job.rs
index 111cf6513..77192f42a 100644
--- a/src/job.rs
+++ b/src/job.rs
@@ -947,7 +947,6 @@ fn add_smtp_job(context: &Context, action: Action, mimefactory: &MimeFactory) ->
         )
     };
     let bpath = context.new_blob_file(&mimefactory.rfc724_mid, bytes)?;
-    info!(context, "add_smtp_job file written: {:?}", bpath);
     let recipients = mimefactory.recipients_addr.join("\x1e");
     param.set(Param::File, &bpath);
     param.set(Param::Recipients, &recipients);